Chapter 84 Mo Xuemin Pretends to be Pitiful (1/2)

”Eldest Sister, what happened to Fourth Sister?” She looked up with her lively eyes, blinking in confusion as she spoke softly. She seemed as if she did not know anything. She was still young, so how could she take care of Mo Xueqiong? Furthermore, Mo Xueqiong did not seem like a younger sister and more like an elder sister. She did not need Mo Xuetong to take care of her.

The old madam frowned as she looked at Mo Xuemin.

”You did not care about what happened on the carriage after you left, leaving behind your fourth sister and His Excellency. They were seen by others and were caught doing things. The rumors outside are saying that your fourth sister and His Excellency have something going on between them. The d.u.c.h.ess even sent someone to rebuke Fourth Sister. She is now crying her eyes out in her room and wanted to commit suicide. Third Sister, sigh...why didn't you take care of Fourth Sister!” Mo Xuemin took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, looking sad and disappointed.

She did not know if Mo Xueqiong had anything going on with Sima Lingyun. But she knew that Mo Xueqiong had seduced Sima Lingyun with drugs. Trying to commit suicide was just an act she had put on for others. Once there was a conclusion to the matter, she would no longer need to pretend to want to commit suicide.

”Eldest Sister. I am sorry. I did not know that things would become like this, how did it become like this...?” Mo Xuetong seemed to have been shocked and she trembled, falling onto Mo Ye. Her eyes exuded fear and shock and her lips turned pale. She looked as if she had been shocked by the news.

”Third Sister, things have already become like this. What else can we do? We need to find a way to salvage the matter. Father's position in court is not high and the Duke's Manor is a n.o.ble family. If the matter blows up, it will be an embarra.s.sment to our house. I thought that you are a smart one so it would be alright to let Fourth Sister go with us. But now...this matter, sigh. The Duke's manor wants an answer from us, but Father is not around. What should we do?” Mo Xuemin frowned and pretended to be in a dilemma as she sighed. She turned to the old lady and said, ”Grandmother, what do you think we should do?”

The old madam had been frowning deeply through it all. As Mo Xuemin vaguely revealed that Mo Xuetong was the reason for the entire situation, her expression grew graver and graver. Mo Huawen had sent word this morning to say that he had a matter to settle urgently and would be away for a few days. Now that something like this had happened, she was the only one in the manor who could make decisions. The others in the manor were all either concubines or unmarried young ladies. The only male heir, Mo Yufeng, had not appeared at all.

The old madam was both anxious and angry. She would not treat Mo Xuetong nicely now.

When she heard Mo Xuemin's question and then turned to see how useless Mo Xuetong seemed, she felt annoyed. If Mo Xuetong was incapable, then she should not have brought her younger sister out with another man. She had brought her younger sister out and then went out to play without her. She didn't even care that her younger sister was alone with a man in the carriage or consider that something might happen.

She only seemed afraid and anxious now that something like that had happened. Yet, she did not have any idea how to deal with the matter. Mo Xuetong seemed very irritating right now. And when she thought of what happened to Mo Xueqiong, the old madam felt that she had implicated the reputation of all the girls of the Mo Manor. Mo Xueyan was her most doted granddaughter. She had intended to find her a good partner on their visit to the capital this time. If the Mo manor had a bad reputation due to this incident, Mo Xueyan would not be able to find a good match.

This was all Mo Xuetong's fault!

”Tell me, what you will do regarding this matter. You were the one who caused this trouble, so you solve it yourself. Don't implicate the reputations of the other young ladies of the Mo Manor.” The old madam was unhappy and spoke to Mo Xuetong coldly with a dark expression.

She was the one who had caused the trouble? The old madam had thought that she was the one who had caused trouble just because Mo Xuemin had intentionally brought her into the situation. The old madam and Mo Xuemin probably had the same idea since she wanted Mo Xuetong to solve it herself! Otherwise, why would she bring her into the matter? What surprised her the most was that Mo Huawen was not around. She glanced at Mo Xuemin from the corner of her eyes. When she heard the old madam say that her father was not around, a look of satisfaction had flashed across Mo Xuemin's face. Then, she had appeared to look anxious and concerned.

Mo Xuemin had known that their father was not around. No wonder she had invited Sima Lingyun over to the manor. According to Mo Xuemin's plot, her father would definitely not be able to return today. Mo Xuemin was indeed sinister, and she had plans after plans. If it was rumored that she had something on with Sima Lingyun, the old madam would definitely make the decision to marry her to Sima Lingyun.

This was how she had died without knowing anything in Mo Xuemin's hand in her past life. Pain surged up from her heart, the pain twisting within her. Even though she was still smiling, there was no hint of joy in her eyes. In this life, she would not make the same mistake as she did. The hatred that was stained with blood could only be soothed by blood.

”Old Madam, Miss didn't want to go out but First Miss had insisted that she did. Then, First Miss left Third Miss and Fourth Miss behind when she left. If one were to find someone to bear responsibility, First Miss should be the one who should be held most responsible!” Mo Yu spoke from beside Mo Xuetong.

She was not a true servant of the Mo Manor and naturally did not like how the old madam and Mo Xuemin were working together to push all the blame to Mo Xuetong. That was why she had spoken so impolitely.

”Kneel down!” The old madam glared at her and spoke coldly. ”Your masters are speaking, there is no place for a little maid like you to speak.”

Mo Ye still remembered that she was a maid in the eyes of others. She did not want to make things difficult for Mo Xuetong and she knelt with a thud.

”Grandmother, it is all Tong'er's fault for not teaching them. We usually do not care about rank amongst ourselves which is why Mo Ye talked back to you. Please punish Tong'er.” Mo Xuetong knelt down as well, frowning with an expression of self-reproach.

If this had happened at any other time, the old madam would not be so angry. However, right now, she was angry just looking at Mo Xuetong. She would not be able to listen to her explanation. She had just been thinking about how to punish her and now she had the opportunity to.

”Men, come and take this rude maid and slap her mouth twenty times. You don't see her helping her mistress usually, but she seems quite smart this time. She even dared to talk back to her masters. It is true that birds of the same feather flock together. n.o.body taught her manners usually, so she will learn them well today. Don't think that maids from the Mo Manor are all like that or people will look down on us.” The old madam said coldly with a frown. Her expression was grave and she looked as if she was taking out her anger on Mo Ye. Everything she said implied that it was because of Mo Xuetong's impropriety that had resulted in her maid being so audacious.

She was just taking her anger out on Mo Xuetong!

There were biased people, but none as biased as her!

”Grandmother, please reconsider. Mo Ye was only too concerned about Tong'er which was why she talked back to you. I wanted to make things clear about this situation. It truly began with Eldest Sister. Of course, Tong'er is at fault too and I should not have left Fourth Sister on the carriage. However, Fourth Sister said that Eldest Sister told her to wait on the carriage. Tong'er wanted to go and find Eldest Sister first and did not expect His Excellency to stay on the carriage for some reason. Grandmother, can you please help Tong'er ask why Eldest Sister did not allow Fourth Sister to get off the carriage?”

Mo Xuetong looked up and took a deep breath. Her long lashes fluttered and her eyes were cold. She did not seem weak anymore. Since her father was not around, no one would care no matter how weak she was. Judging by how the old madam and Mo Xuemin were behaving, they wanted to push her down.